200 Hour Ashtanga Yoga Teacher Training in Rishikesh

200 hour yoga teacher training course is a specially designed yoga teacher training course which imparts ashtanga teaching methodology. Every yoga style has its own class routine, asana sequences among other things which one needs to learn to take classes in that style.

Ashtanga yoga being one of the most popular styles of yoga gathers a lot of students for you when you try to setup your own yoga studio. Planning a class in ashtanga class needs some special routines and has a different series of sequences when compared to other styles like hatha yoga or Iyengar yoga.

Specific teacher training helps you learn class plan, asana sequence in ashtanga style, the course includes practices of Hatha style as well which helps you understand the difference between the two oldest and most popular forms of yoga.

200 hour yoga teacher training in Rishikesh is in line with the Yoga Alliance curriculum and is aimed to transform students with an intense training of yoga, meditation, pranayama and vedic sciences.

Daily Schedule

Our program is designed in accordance with Yoga Alliance 200 hours ashtanga yoga TTC norms and is an intensive program with at least 7 hours of classes everyday. The students need to wake up and sleep early to ensure a proper sleep. A usual day starts at 6 AM and ends at 8 PM. The students are provided with a midday break, three meals and a high tea to ensure they meet their dietary needs during this intensive program.

5:30 Wake Up

6:00 Morning Tea

6:30 Pranayama & Meditation

7:30 Asana Practice (Ashtanga Vinyasa)

9:00 Breakfast

10:30 Anatomy & Physiology Lecture

12:30 Lunch

13:30 Rest / Self-Study

16:00 Asana Practice (Hatha Yoga)

17:45 Evening Tea

18:00 Meditation

19:30 Dinner

22:00 Lights Off

Course Details

How to Apply?CertificationRefund PolicyEthical Guidelines

IYMS Rishikesh website displays only those yoga teacher training courses which are available to book. If you can see a course on the website, it is guaranteed to be available. You can go ahead and book a cours. Our team will get in touch with you after booking. Students have to pay 25% of the total course fees as an advance through website payment gateway to book a seat. Remaining 75% of the fees can be paid at the ashram on arrival. If you have any queries related to the course, can connect with our website chat support team at any time. You can also get in touch with us through email (iymsrishikesh@gmail.com) and on phone (+91 – 9466665678). We will help you with all your queries.

Students are awarded with a Yoga Alliance Diploma at the end of their course. We provide RYT 200 certifications of Yoga Alliance (USA), acknowledged by International Yoga Federation. The students need to have at least 90% attendance in order to be eligible for the final evaluation and award of the diploma. In case a student fails due to sickness or any other unavoidable reason, we allow the student to join our classes on any upcoming batches to complete the course.

We offer complete transferability of the booking with zero refunds. You can send someone else on your booking, switch to another course or join another batch in one calendar year. All these facilities are available till the batches are finalised. All batches are finalised on 5th day of every month. Once you are finalised in a batch, you cannot cancel unless there is an emergency.In Case of Emergency The applicant needs to inform us within 24 hours of the emergency. Once informed the ashram may or may not allow a change of batch for the student. In emergency cases, the booking can only be shifted to another month and cannot be transferred to another person.No Show If the student does not informs us about their change of plans and does not arrives for the program, the booking fee will be used to cover the losses made in making the initial arrangements for the student and no refund or date change will be allowed in such cases.

The ashram follows a very strict daily routine and the courses are designed to bring in transformational changes in every student. The students are expected to stick with Dincharya (Daily Schedule) of ashram. We welcome students from all cultures and encourage diversity. However, one has to give up all their tamasic activities like eating non-vegetarian diet, drinking alcohol, smoking cigarettes or any other substance. Intoxication of any form will get you expelled with no refunds. We use traditional yogic methods and discourage all Apbhrans (Modified forms) of yoga. The students must understand that the derived forms do not have a vedic (Ancient) scientific origin. They are great exercise forms but yoga is beyond the physical self.

Student Testimonials

Briel Driscoll, New York

The people at IYMS Rishikesh are helpful and kind. I am still in touch with my teachers weeks after leaving the program. Lots of 1 on 1 feedback. The instructors were knowledgeable. I gained so much physical strength during my weeks in this program. We practiced meditation and chanting everyday in addition to two asana classes . Pranayama and philosophy were also taught every day. A wide spectrum was covered. The ashram environment was simple and peaceful, very close to the river and we were fed three meals a day. The rooftop view is amazing at the ashram. Ask to practice on the roof one day, we did and it was beautiful! On days off we had the option of going on some outings and those were enjoyable. Kind people. Top notch instruction. Wonderful experience.

Lalita MacDonnell, Portland

I absolutely loved this school. Yog is a lifestyle, a way of life, and most schools around the world do not capture this in their curriculum. IYMS Rishikesh is located center city of rishikesh, there is a most beautiful ashram. Beautiful garden and roof views. The rooms very clean and comfortable accommodation. For a price that is much more reasonable than other schools in the area! The food is traditional and absolutely delicious. I had a most wonderful time here and have made lifelong friends. The teachers are devoted to their lives in Yog and their passion shows in the classes. I hope those of you that look at this school, and sees this review can understand, even a little, how truly pure, authentic, as well as incredibly giving this school and it’s administrators are.

Radharani Clausi, Italy

Namaste, I’m Radharani from Italy. I came to Rishikesh many times. I joint last year in 200h TTC course and was amazing experience.the teachers are great with full of knowledge and very great persons too.The ashram is very clean and the rooms very comfortable .Atmosphere is very spiritual and people always kind ready to help you. I’m looking for next teacher training course with IYMS Rishikesh.

Yann Da Costa

IYMS Rishikesh, is a very good yoga school, very serious and involved in the wellbeing of their students and not only during the one month class. Some of the people there carry so much knowledge… I would want to say a deeply thanks for all of them : Siddhant, Sonu, Marta, Vivek, Papou, Gokul, Vikas and of course the others students who made my stay a wonderful time. So why just 4 stars ? Even if it’s very good, there are always some points that could be improved. For example, the food was more or less the same for the whole month. Anyway I’m so thankful for what happened during this time. Thank you very much.